S.791: GI Education Benefits Fairness Act of 2019

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Introduced March 13, 2019
Latest Major Action March 13, 2019

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Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

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16 (All Democrats)

Jon Tester (D-Mont.)
Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)
Gary Peters (D-Mich.)
Doug Jones (D-Ala.)
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)
Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)
Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
Tom Udall (D-N.M.)
Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.)
Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

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Introduced in Senate - March 13, 2019

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GI Education Benefits Fairness Act of 2019 This bill expands eligibility for receipt of GI education benefits as a dependent under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program. Specifically, the bill includes certain unmarried persons as dependents who can receive a transferred entitlement to educational assistance.

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Date	Description
March 13, 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S1850)
March 13, 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 13, 2019	Introduced in the Senate by Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

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Introduced in the Senate by Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)